NEWS
1:55 PM - Travis Mitchell (NYI) was reassigned to AHL Bridgeport on Saturday.
1:44 PM - John Beecher (Bos) (upper body) has been ruled out of Saturday's game in Montreal.
1:43 PM - Connor Hellebuyck (Wpg) is expected to guard the road goal against Calgary on Saturday, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.
1:37 PM - Matt Murray (Sea) will patrol the home crease versus San Jose on Saturday, according to Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.
1:29 PM - Zach Hyman (Edm) (wrist) will be activated from long-term injured reserve ahead of his return to the lineup against Carolina on Saturday, Jamie Umbach of the Oilers' official site reports.
1:12 PM - Carter Hart (VGK) (suspension) was assigned to AHL Henderson on Saturday for a conditioning loan.
1:04 PM - Jack Hughes (NJ) is expected to miss about eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his finger, the team announced Saturday.
1:02 PM - Adin Hill (VGK) (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, JR Pothier and Ken Boehlke of SinBin.vegas reports.
12:44 PM - Joel Hofer (StL) will patrol the home crease against Vegas on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
12:43 PM - David Spacek (Min) was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Saturday.
12:40 PM - Tyler Pitlick (Min) Wild recalled Pitlick from AHL Iowa on Saturday.
12:36 PM - Matt Duchene (Dal) (upper body) has been ruled out of Saturday's game against the Flyers, Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports reports.
12:34 PM - Jamie Benn (Dal) (upper body) remains on long-term injured reserve but has been upgraded to day-to-day, according to Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports on Saturday.
12:28 PM - Thomas Harley (Dal) (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision against Philadelphia on Saturday, Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports reports.
12:27 PM - Dustin Wolf (Cgy) will guard the home crease versus Winnipeg on Saturday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
12:22 PM - Jake Oettinger (Dal) will patrol the home crease versus Philadelphia on Saturday, per Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.
12:17 PM - Will Borgen (NYR) (upper body) is slated to return to the lineup in Columbus on Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.
12:09 PM - Rasmus Dahlin (Buf) (personal) was activated from non-roster player status Saturday, per the NHL media site.
12:03 PM - Jeremy Swayman (Bos) will serve as the starting goaltender on the road in Montreal on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
12:01 PM - Stuart Skinner (Edm) will defend the road net against the Hurricanes on Saturday, per Tony Brar of Oilers TV.
11:57 AM - Anton Forsberg (LA) will defend the visiting goal in Ottawa on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
11:53 AM - Igor Shesterkin (NYR) will guard the visiting goal in Columbus on Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.
11:41 AM - Jake Middleton (Min) (illness) is not expected to play in Saturday's home game versus Anaheim, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.
11:37 AM - Jason Dickinson (Chi) (shoulder) participated in Saturday's morning skate but isn't ready to return to the lineup, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
11:37 AM - Liam Ohgren (Min) Wild recalled Ohgren from AHL Iowa on Saturday, according to Michael Russo of Athletic.
11:33 AM - Frank Nazar (Chi) (abdomen) will be a game-time decision against the Maple Leafs on Saturday, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
11:31 AM - Tyler Bertuzzi (Chi) (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision against Toronto on Saturday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
11:22 AM - John Gibson (Det) will patrol the home crease against Buffalo on Saturday, per Max Bultman of The Athletic.
11:08 AM - Zac Jones (Buf) was loaned to AHL Rochester on Saturday.
11:05 AM - Pontus Holmberg (TB) (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
10:59 AM - Jeff Skinner (SJ) (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
10:58 AM - John Carlson (Wsh) (upper body) missed morning skate and will be a game-time decision Saturday versus New Jersey, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
10:54 AM - Linus Ullmark (Ott) will defend the home goal versus Los Angeles on Saturday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.
10:53 AM - Logan Thompson (Wsh) will protect the home net against New Jersey on Saturday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
10:49 AM - Joel Blomqvist (Pit) (lower body) was activated from injured reserve and reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.
10:47 AM - Rutger McGroarty (Pit) (upper body) was activated from non-roster injured reserve and assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.
10:44 AM - Jet Greaves (CBJ) will be between the home pipes versus the Rangers on Saturday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
10:25 AM - Zack Ostapchuk (SJ) was recalled from AHL San Jose on Friday.
9:39 AM - Jakob Pelletier (TB) was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Saturday.
7:31 PM - Jordan Binnington (StL) will protect the home goal versus the Flyers on Friday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
6:39 PM - Frederik Andersen (Car) (concussion) will not suit up for Friday's game versus the Canucks, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News reports.
6:34 PM - Quinn Hughes (Van) (undisclosed) won't play Friday versus the Hurricanes, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
6:32 PM - Pyotr Kochetkov (Car) will start at home versus the Canucks on Friday, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News reports.
6:07 PM - Ethan Samson (Phi) (upper body) was activated from non-roster injured reserve and assigned to AHL Lehigh Valley on Friday, Phantoms announcer Bob Rotruck reports.
5:13 PM - Connor Brown (NJ) (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, retroactive to Oct. 30.
5:08 PM - Marco Rossi (Min) (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday.
5:07 PM - Victor Mancini (Van) (upper body) was activated off injured reserve Friday.
4:12 PM - Jack Hughes (NJ) is expected to miss Saturday's game in Washington because of a hand injury, the team announced Friday.
4:04 PM - Thatcher Demko (Van) (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com reports.
2:32 PM - Kaiden Guhle (Mtl) underwent adductor muscle surgery Thursday and will miss 8-10 weeks.
2:27 PM - Alex Newhook (Mtl) had surgery to repair a fractured ankle Friday and will be sidelined for four months.
2:14 PM - Vasily Podkolzin (Edm) scored a goal and added three hits in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
2:11 PM - Evan Bouchard (Edm) notched three assists, four shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
2:08 PM - Luca Del Bel Belluz (CBJ) Bel Belluz notched an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.
2:06 PM - Isaac Howard (Edm) was loaned to AHL Bakersfield on Friday.
2:05 PM - Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) scored a goal and blocked three shots in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.
2:05 PM - Troy Stecher (Edm) was put on waivers by the Oilers on Friday.
2:02 PM - Adam Fantilli (CBJ) scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.
2:00 PM - Tanner Jeannot (Bos) registered an assist, two hits and five PIM in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Senators.
1:59 PM - Jared Davidson (Mtl) was recalled from AHL Laval on Friday.
1:57 PM - Mark Kastelic (Bos) scored a goal and added five hits in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Senators.
1:54 PM - Ilya Lyubushkin (Dal) logged an assist, two hits, two blocked shots and seven PIM in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Canadiens.
1:52 PM - Alexander Petrovic (Dal) scored a goal, blocked three shots and went plus-5 in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Canadiens.
1:49 PM - Esa Lindell (Dal) scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Canadiens.
1:47 PM - Tyler Seguin (Dal) scored a goal in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Canadiens.
1:45 PM - Kevin Rooney (Uta) was assigned to AHL Tucson on Friday.
1:44 PM - John Gibson (Det) (upper body) was cleared and will be active Saturday versus Buffalo, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports Friday.
1:43 PM - Wyatt Johnston (Dal) scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Canadiens.
1:39 PM - Mikael Granlund (Ana) scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Red Wings.
1:36 PM - Chris Kreider (Ana) scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Red Wings.
1:36 PM - Tyler Bertuzzi (Chi) (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision against Toronto on Saturday, per Scott Powers of The Athletic.
1:34 PM - Cutter Gauthier (Ana) scored a goal on three shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Red Wings.
1:32 PM - Axel Sandin-Pellikka (Det) scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.
1:31 PM - Jason Dickinson (Chi) (shoulder) will be a game-time decision against the Maple Leafs on Saturday, according to Scott Powers of The Athletic.
1:30 PM - Frank Nazar (Chi) (abdomen) is questionable to face the Maple Leafs on Saturday, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
1:29 PM - Samuel Ersson (Phi) will defend the road crease against the Blues on Friday.
1:27 PM - Michael Rasmussen (Det) scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.
1:14 PM - Mathieu Joseph (StL) (lower body) will be in the lineup to face Philadelphia on Friday, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
1:13 PM - Dylan Larkin (Det) scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.
1:09 PM - Jakub Skarek (SJ) was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Friday.
1:05 PM - Alex Nedeljkovic (SJ) (personal) was added back onto the 23-man roster Friday.
12:51 PM - Jake Middleton (Min) (illness) is considered a game-time decision for Saturday's matchup against the Ducks, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
12:51 PM - Marco Rossi (Min) (lower body) was labeled week-to-week by head coach John Hynes on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
12:49 PM - Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) scored two goals and added an assist in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.
12:48 PM - Sam Montembeault (Mtl) will be between the home pipes versus Boston on Saturday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
12:48 PM - Charlie Coyle (CBJ) notched one goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.
12:45 PM - Matt Savoie (Edm) scored a goal and took three shots on goal in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
12:40 PM - Leon Draisaitl (Edm) scored two goals and took four shots in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
12:38 PM - Connor McDavid (Edm) recorded two aassists and three shots on goal in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets.
12:14 PM - Quinn Hughes (Van) (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus the Hurricanes on Friday, Dan Murphy of Sportsnet reports.
12:13 PM - Kevin Lankinen (Van) will draw the road start against Carolina on Friday, Dan Murphy of Sportsnet reports.
11:57 AM - Andre Burakovsky (Chi) (illness) practiced with the team Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
11:36 AM - Will Borgen (NYR) suffered an upper-body injury, likely in Tampa Bay on Wednesday and was unable to attend practice Friday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.
11:34 AM - Joseph Woll (Tor) (personal) was activated to the 23-man roster Friday.
11:30 AM - Easton Cowan (Tor) was recalled from AHL Toronto on Friday.
11:30 AM - Artur Akhtyamov (Tor) was assigned to AHL Toronto on Friday.
11:29 AM - Auston Matthews (Tor) (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Friday, retroactive to Nov. 11.
11:25 AM - Brady Tkachuk (Ott) (thumb) skated Friday and will join the Senators on their upcoming seven-game road trip, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
10:26 AM - Sam Montembeault (Mtl) stopped four of six shots Thursday after replacing Jakub Dobes to begin the third period of a 7-0 loss to the Stars.
10:20 AM - Jakub Dobes (Mtl) gave up five goals on 13 points before being replaced by Sam Montembeault to begin the third period of Thursday's 7-0 loss to the Stars.
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